The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-16
A BI. ESsING IN DISGUISE.
The Defeat of Prohibition in Atlantis
Will Arouse tho Friends of the Cause.

The Defeat of Prohibition in Atlanta
Will Arouse tho Friends of the Cause.
Rev. j. W. Lee, pastor of Trinity Methc-
dist church, Atlanta, was in the city yester-
day DR.. Lee has been prominently con-
nected with the prohibition movement in
Atlanta, and he was asked last night the
present condition of affairs there.
Our friends, the Ants" he replied, "are
having great deal of trouble. Directly
after the election quite a number of whole
sale licenses were granted The persons OBJ
tanning them abused their liberties to such
an extent that tue Council felt called upon
torevoke them. Mr.. f. A. Angler, one of the
leading authorization orators in the
late contest, who is himself member
of the Council, said that the
scenes in the guard-house last
Saturday night were a disgrace to
! civilization. For twelve months past At
lanta has been the most peaceable, quiet city
in the nation. Even among the thousands
who visited the Piedmont Exposition very
few drunken men were seen. The Prohibi-
tionists expected a great deal of drunken
ness upon the restoration or the barrOoms,
but they were themselves astonished at the
number of cases before the Recorder last
Monday morning"
"Do the Prohibitionists expect to caI an
| election two years henceW
''Most certainly they do. They will main
tain their organization and take notes.
They have already secured enough data to
begin another fight. The barroom
reign was introduced by the murder of a
noble young man, Mr.. Charmed Hightower {"
what do you suppose the license will
beg'
1.-THE anti-Prohibitionists may be divided
into four classes on the license question.
There are number who desire 81, 900 An
other class think 81 500 enough. A larger
number still prefer 81, 900. The great mass
of the -Prohibtionist voters would like
to see the license no higher than $500. That
is what it was before the prohibition law
went into effect two years ago. In the pub
that the license should be high
if they were successful. 1t was generally
understood that they would put the license
to 81 800. But since the election there is q
disposition on the part of some of the lead
ers to cut the figure down TO $1,000. That
is not high license at all. The old Council
put the license at it's last meeting to $500.
Many think that the new Council, most of
whom are Ants, will reduce this amount
Jan. l."
"What effect will the defeat of prohibi-
ton in Atlanta have on the question
throughout the State9'
at will simply arouse the Prohibitionists.
The best people in this country have come
to the conclusion that the barroom is a dan.
gerous institution. They will never cease
their efforts until it is prohibited by law
If the barroom is good thing for city, if
it helps trade, and adds to the we'll being of
the people, it ought to stand on the same
footing with dry good stores, and grocery
stores. 1t ought to pay no
more licences than other legitimate lines of
trade. If it is bad; If it's influence on morals
hal i ., i 4 -
be prohibited. The defeat in Atlanta is onlr
a temporary backset to movement that is
destined to carry the State The barroom
people had just as well make up their minds
to go into other lines of business. They will
have it to do"